Velocipede



(No Model.)

B. P. TRB'KELL.

VELOGIPEDE.

Patented 001317, 1882..

WITNESSES T0 1 INVEN' R UNITED STATES:

PATENT Orrren.

BENJAMIN F. TREKELL, OF MOUNT PLEASANT, I()\VA.

VELOCIPEDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,996, dated October17, 1882.

Application filed April 29, 1882.

' and exact description of the invention, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference v being bad to the accompanyingdrawings, and

to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in tricycle-velocipedes.

It consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully described.

In the drawings, Figure lis a side view with one of the wheels removed.Fig. 2 is a plan view; and Fig. 3 shows in detail some of the parts, aswill be described.

a is the main axle, formed with double cranks provided with treads ofordinary construction.

a a are the front wheels. The wheel a is keyed to the axle a, and thewheel a? is spindled on the opposite end of the said axle.

b is one of the side bars. Its forward end is preferably bifurcated, andbetween the arms so formed I pivot the journal-bearing for the aXle.This bearing is secured in place on the axle by constructing the axlesmaller at point of journal, with shoulders on either side to secure thehearing, or in any other suitable manner desired. Thus it will be seenthe bar I) has practically the axle journaled in its forward end, whileit is capable of a lateral movement, necessary in the steering of thevelocipede, as will be described.

I) is a rod bent from rear end of rod I) at nearly a right anglethereto. The rear wheel, (L is spindled on this red.

I) is a bracket secured on end of red I). Its arms are extended outwardparallel with each other and the bar I), and through them 1- formopenings, in which rests and through which slides the rear portion-ofsteering side bar, a, hereinafter described.

0 is the steering sidebar. Its ends are bent upward and provided witheyes or books to (No model.)

provide means for securing thereto the cord 0, which is secured to eachend of bar 0, as shown, and. extended up over an operatingwindlass, aswill be described. I preferably split the forward part of bar 0 nearpoint where end is bent up, and form a slot within which I pivot thejournal-bearing block 0 which is secured from sliding along the axle inany suitable manner desired. The rear portion of bar 0 rests and slidesin openings through bars 11 of bracket N, as shown. It will be seen,therefore, that by moving the bar c backward or forward, which Iaccomplish by mechanism hereinafter described, the direction of the axlea and wheels at a will be changed, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 2.

(Z is the seat. It is supported on standards (1 d and (1 The standards dare arranged one in rear of the other and have eyes on their lower ends,through which is passed the rod b.

d are thumb-screws passed through one side of the eyes on standards d,and arranged to bear against the rod b and secure the seat to or awayfrom the forward axle to adjust the machine to a short or long stroke,as is desired. The standard d is secured at its lower end to the outerend of the beam 0, hereinafter do scribed.

c is a beam having one end journaled on rod 1) and its opposite endbifurcated, forming the bars 0 6 The standard (1 as shown in Fig. 3, isextended down through the upper bar and secured to the lower bar, andaround the standard, between the bars 0 0 I place a sleeve, 0 adapted toserve as a brace to keep the bars 0 e from being pressed together. Thebar 0 passes through between the sleeve 0 and the main portion of thebeam. The bottom plate, 0 is formed with a slot, 0*, through whichprojects the lower end of rollerf, hereinafter described.

f is a roller journaled on bar 0, and arranged to roll from side to sidebetween the bars 6 c of beam 0, as shown in Fig. 3. The lower pe ripheryof the roller projects through the slot 6 and the upper plate, 6, ofbeam 0 bears on the roller. By this means I provide a support for theouter end of beam eone that will be secure and will permit the moving ofthe steering-bar 0 back and forth, and also the slight lateral motion ofthe said bar, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 2. I preferablyconstruct the beam 0 ofa plate of metal having its opposite ends benttogether, formin gthe upper andlower bars, 0 a and placing a block ofwood between the bent portion. This beam, it so desired, may beconstructed all of metal.

g is a win dlass journaled in a bracket secured to standards supportingthe drivers seat, and arranged at right angles to the cord 0, and havingthe crank g arranged alongside and in easy reach of the operator. Thecord 0 is passed around this Windlass and drawn taut and secured to theupturned ends of bar 0.

Thus as the crank is turned one way or another the bar 0 is thrown backor forward, turning the velocipede to right or left, as is desired.

Instead of using the cord 0, a chain might be employed where it would bedesirable to use a sprocket-wheel instead of the windlass g. I prefer,however, the construction shown.

Having thus described my invention, what- I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

1. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore described, of the axlea, the rods 1) b, bracket b and steering-bar c, as and for the purposesset forth.

2. The combination of the rods 1) b, bracket b bar 0, cord 0, andWindlass g, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the rods 1) and bar 0, of the seat d, supportedon standards secured to rod 1) and beam 6, and. the beam e and roller f,substantially as set forth.

4:- The combination, with the rod b and bar 0, of the beam 0, having oneend pivoted on rod cand its opposite end bifurcated and supported onroller f, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aftlX my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN TREKELL.

Witnesses:

H. MOULURE, CLAY B. WHITFORD.

